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Chris Mello

Born: September 9, 1976

Born in Boston, Chris began playing guitar at the age of 12. Growing up in a Portuguese family, his love for diverse music was already apparent, falling in love with the music of artists such as Tom Jobim, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, and Brazilian composer Ivan Lins. Upon graduating from high school, he went on to formally study the guitar at the University of Massachusetts.

At an early age he found himself working in the pit orchestras of the Boston scene, musical theater productions, and performing with orchestral groups such as the MET Wind Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Musicall,y he was drawn to studying and performing jazz with local gurus Mick Goodrick, George Garzone, and Rick Peckham, in addition to continuing to work with Brazilian, Salsa, and other world music groups.

The Global Village

By Chris Mello

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2006
Track listing: Rumba para Zaza; Luciana; Preguntas; What You Left Behind; Clavecity; Raffa y Manny; Unnoticed Moments; Gyroscope; Out of Reach; Clouds Over Caracas.

Chris Mello: The Global Village

by Jim Santella
December 13, 2006

Chris Mello's Global Village quintet reaches halfway around the world on this debut CD to interpret his original compositions affectionately. Traces of flamenco, rhumba, bolero and cha cha cha weave through his smooth jazz performance with a natural feel. The program on this contemporary album carries modern impressions from the jazz community as well as the ...